bow
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The meaning (definition) of the word bow
to bend your head and body forward to say hello or thank you
The word bow used in a sentence
“We bow to say thank you and show respect to people.”
Words that mean the same as bow (synonyms)
bendcurtsy
How the word bow is said around the world
| French | s'incliner (sen-klee-NAY) |
| Spanish | hacer una reverencia (ah-THEHR OO-nah ray-veh-REHN-thyah) |
| Mandarin | 鞠躬 (jyoo gong) |
| Hindi | झुकना (GYUUK-nah) |
| Arabic | ينحني (yan-HA-nee) |
| Russian | кланяться (KLAH-nyaht-syah) |
| Portuguese (EU) | fazer uma vénia (fuh-ZAYR OO-muh VEH-nee-uh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | fazer uma reverência (fah-ZEHR OO-mah heh-veh-RAYN-syah) |
| Japanese | お辞儀をする (oh-JEE-gee oh su-ru) |
| German | verbeugen (fer-BOY-gen) |
| Urdu | جھکنا (GYUUK-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਝੁਕਣਾ (KYUU-kuh-nah) |
| Korean | 절하다 (JUL-hah-dah) |
| Hebrew | להשתחוות (lahshtkh-VOHT) |
| Greek | υποκλίνομαι (ee-poh-KLEE-noh-meh) |
| Dutch | buigen (BUY-ghuhn) |
| Tagalog | yumuko (yoo-MOO-koh) |
| Vietnamese | cúi đầu (kooy DOH) |
| Turkish | eğilerek selam vermek (eh-ee-leh-REK seh-LAHM vehr-MEK) |
| Persian | تعظیم کردن (ta-ZEEM kar-DAN) |
| Polish | ukłonić się (oo-KWOH-neech sheh) |
| Ukrainian | вклонятися (vkloh-NYAH-tee-syah) |
| Bengali | মাথা নোয়ানো (MAH-tha NOH-yah-noh) |
| Swedish | buga (BOO-gah) |
| Italian | inchinarsi (een-kee-NAR-see) |
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